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Portland advocates for parks and public space were excited when city officials announced the plan to overhaul and reopen O’Bryant Square, the downtown park now named Darcelle XV Plaza, after the late, renowned drag performer. Now, roughly a year since the plaza’s rebirth process began, some early project stakeholders and local urban design leaders fear the plans are being swayed by private business interests. Though it was once seen as a feat of public planning,...

Of all the places that epitomize aspects of the challenges downtown Portland has faced in recent years, one of the most emblematic is O’Bryant Square—a formerly award-winning public plaza located at the corner of SW Park Ave. and SW Harvey Milk St. that has been closed for the last five years due to structural issues. In 2022, the city decided to demolish the structurally unsound parking structure underneath O’Bryant Square and fill it with dirt—clearing...

Portland is set to demolish O’Bryant Square Plaza this year, but the park’s future shape is still undetermined.

City leaders are open to ideas for how to use the space after O'Bryant Square Park is demolished. But supporters aren’t sure how to address the fact that it's located right where Oregon’s richest and poorest come together.

The city is moving forward with plans to demolish O’Bryant Square, the city park on Southwest Harvey Milk Street